I got one of the the other 1/7 scale Marin Kitagawa figures with her in her school outfit and loved it except I always thought the face was a little weird. This figure is much better at staying true to the way she looks in the anime and has the benefit of her being in her iconic swimsuit as well as holding her hair in a ponytail. A very alluring figure and one that I was happy to wait a long time for.